La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 26 points and made two free throws with 8 seconds left to ice the Phoenix Mercury's 70-66 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Kelby Tomlinson hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Sacramento River Cats to an 8-6 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Yusniel Diaz had four hits and two RBI, and Michael Boyle struck out nine hitters over seven innings as the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes topped the Inland Empire 66ers 8-3 on Sunday.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Mark Malave got Gio Brusa to ground out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Eugene Emeralds to a 6-5 win over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on Sunday. With the victory, the Emeralds swept…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- G.K. Young hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Tri-City Dust Devils to a 3-2 win over the Spokane Indians on Sunday. The Dust Devils swept the three-game series…

After losing Pro Bowl cornerback Adam Jones to a calf injury in pre-game warmups Sunday night against the Jaguars, the Bengals ruled out All-Pro receiver A.J. Green with a knee injury in the first quarter.

HOUSTON (AP) — Outside of one rally, the Houston Astros never had an answer for Chris Archer.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Austin Barnes hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, and Jose De Leon struck out 13 over 7 2/3 innings as the Oklahoma City Dodgers defeated the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 6-1 on Sunday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Mauricio Ramos hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to a 2-1 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Sunday.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Arnaldo Berrios hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to give the Brooklyn Cyclones a 2-1 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Sunday.

YUCATAN, Mexico (AP) -- Ruben Rivera hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Mauricio Lara allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Pericos de Puebla beat the Leones de Yucatan 4-0 on Sunday.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Bryan Lizardo hit a two-run homer in the third inning, leading the Vancouver Canadians to an 8-6 win over the Everett AquaSox on Sunday.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- J.D. Davis homered and doubled, scoring three runs as the Corpus Christi Hooks beat the San Antonio Missions 6-0 on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers manager Craig Counsell thinks the Pittsburgh Pirates have all the tools to go on a run. Meanwhile, he'd like his squad to score more than just one.

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) -- Jonathan Popadics scored on a wild pitch and Jake Fraley scored on a triple in the top of the 13th inning to lead the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 7-5 win over the Aberdeen IronBirds on…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Blair has a pretty good sense of what he needs to do to be successful in the majors.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Danny Ortiz doubled twice and singled as the Indianapolis Indians topped the Toledo Mud Hens 6-2 on Sunday. The Indians swept the short two-game series with the win.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lindsay Whalen scored a season-high 24 points, Sylvia Fowles added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 92-80 on Sunday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manager Joe Maddon isn't worried about Javier Baez or his Chicago Cubs, even after Baez's casual throw to second base cost his team a pivotal series.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Monique Currie, Jazmon Gwathmey and Astou Ndour scored 16 points each and the San Antonio Stars beat the Washington Mystics 85-74 on Sunday to end a six-game losing streak.